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'''Alberta''' is a prairie province in [[Canada]], its capital is [[Edmonton]].  Alberta's motto is "Fortis et liber" (Strong and free), and its official flower is the [[Wild Rose]]. It was explored in 1754 by [[Anthony Henday]], sent by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and entered Confederation in 1905.<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg50]</ref>Alberta is often called "the [[Texas]] of Canada" because of it's oil, cattle and pioneer 'can-do' culture.  
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'''Alberta''' is a prairie province in [[Canada]], its capital is [[Edmonton]].  Alberta's motto is "Fortis et liber" (Strong and free), and its official flower is the [[Wild Rose]]. It was explored in 1754 by [[Anthony Henday]], sent by the [[Hudson's Bay Company]], and entered Confederation in 1905.<ref>[Readers Digest Atlas of Canada 1995, pg50]</ref>Alberta is often called "the [[Texas]] of Canada" because of it's oil, cattle and pioneer 'can-do' culture. {{fact}}
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The largest city in Alberta is [[Calgary]] with a population of 988,193; [[Edmonton]], Alberta's capital has a population of 730,372.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/03/13/calgary-census.html CBC, Alberta Census]</ref>  Alberta is also home to the [[Town of Vulcan]], which hosts an impressive [[Star Trek]]/Sci-Fi convention every year.<ref>[http://www.town.vulcan.ab.ca/events/galaxyfest.html Galaxyfest]</ref>
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The largest city in Alberta is [[Calgary]] with a population of 988,193; [[Edmonton]], Alberta's capital has a population of 730,372.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/03/13/calgary-census.html CBC, Alberta Census]</ref>  Alberta is also home to the town of [[Vulcan, Alberta|Vulcan]], which hosts an impressive [[Star Trek]]/Sci-Fi convention every year.<ref>[http://www.town.vulcan.ab.ca/events/galaxyfest.html Galaxyfest]</ref>
     
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